In today’s Gospel Jesus prays for us: “I pray not only for these [disciples], but also for those who will believe in me through their word…” We are the ones who have come to believe in Jesus through the word of the Gospel. The disciples went out to all the nations...
We are between the Feast of the Ascension and the Feast of Pentecost. The first Pentecost empowered the Apostles to be witnesses: “But you will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria,...
In today’s first reading from Acts we meet a very interesting couple, a Jew named Aquila and his wife Priscilla. They were Jewish Christians originally from Pontus but had moved to Rome to ply their trade and evangelize. Luke tells us they had recently arrived at...
In today’s Gospel Jesus continues his Last Supper Farewell Discourse. Jesus begins this chapter by describing himself as the vine: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower…Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own...
In today’s first reading from Acts the early church confronts its first big crisis: who can belong to the church and what is required to become a member. Luke begins this chapter by laying out the issue: “Some who had come down from Judea were instructing the...
